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Spanish

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Etymology

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From mal- +‎ gastar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /malɡasˈtaɾ/ [mal.ɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mal‧gas‧tar

Verb

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malgastar (first-person singular present malgasto, first-person singular preterite malgasté, past participle malgastado)

  1. (transitive) to waste, to squander, to blow, to fritter away
    Synonyms: desperdiciar, farrear, derrochar, despilfarrar, malbaratar

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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